Sun Nov 24, 2024
Process of Say Goodbye
24 November 2024
24 November 2024
I used the lid of an unused roll of aluminum foil stored in the kitchen. The front side of the plate is aluminum foil, while the back is cardboard. The plate is very thin, and at first, I was concerned about whether I could successfully cut and separate the foil layer without damaging the cardboard layer—but it seems feasible. I used a drypoint needle to carve lines and then followed the desired shapes with a craft knife to cut and peel off the foil layer.
I’ve used a similar method before, but back then, I used Tetra Pak packaging from milk cartons. Since I don’t have that kind of material at the moment, I found this in the kitchen instead. This material is thinner and more fragile, and I hope it will yield different results. Perhaps its thinner structure makes it more suitable for stacking and layering in the printing process compared to the thicker Tetra Pak cardboard.
It feels quite eco-friendly to repurpose unused kitchen waste. I enjoy the process of scavenging household materials for printmaking. People typically focus on the final results of their prints, but when I use discarded materials from daily life, the plate itself gains meaning. It represents a part of my current environment and daily life, becoming as integral to the artwork as the printed image.